Well, folks, if you’ve been paying attention to the barometer this afternoon, you already know the pressure is taking a sharp slide.

It was holding steady around 29.29 inches this morning, but by supper time it had dropped like a stone to 29.17. When it falls that fast and slips below 29.20, it’s a pretty good sign the atmosphere is brewing up some mischief.

The wind has settled in from the west, and while the humidity is still sitting around 57% after a warm 75-degree afternoon, that won’t last. As this low-pressure system moves closer, the moisture will begin to build and the air should start feeling a whole lot heavier before the evening is over.

Now, truth be told, we sure could use a good soaking. I was about to drag the hose over to the vegetable garden an hour ago, but I figured I’d hold off… no sense fighting the clouds if Mother Nature is willing to save me the backache and handle the chores herself. If my luck holds, she’ll take care of it tonight, and if not, well, I’ll be out there tomorrow morning giving things a drink myself.

So by the looks of things we can expect the clouds to continue thickening through the evening, with the best chance of rain arriving late tonight and continuing into the overnight hours. Temperatures will ease from this afternoon’s 75 degrees down into the mid-60s by morning.

Don’t put that raincoat too far away. There’s a good chance the showers will linger into tomorrow, holding daytime temperatures to around 70 degrees under mostly cloudy skies.

Keep one eye on the western sky, and if you’ve got outdoor chores to finish, I’d get them done before the daylight slips away.

In Closing I Would Like To Wish You Well. GW